BuyMeYouMust - table33C

Inspiration

My mom was my inspiration for this idea. My dad always forgets about what she asked him to do, due to the workload and he usually has to go back out and complete the task.One day she asked me to make something to help her and BuyMeYouMust was born.

What it does

Geo-location integration with chores and remind people of task while on the way.

How we built it

We are building it using android studio and have a prototype of the website up too. The project when finalized will be accessible through web services and android application.
We also used the free web domain card to build this : www.buymeyoumust.com which will be developed soon.
We used wordpress to make our prototype for the webpage.

Challenges we ran into

Learning curve that comes with Android studio. Understanding how gradles work. The project was bigger than 24 hours hack. We should have started smaller.
Trying to figure out the best way to implement the features we wanted took us more of the time.
Troubleshooting in Studio wasnt easy.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Despite all the challenges and lack of sleep we are leaving here smiling with a lot of knowledge of android studio. And already have made plans to continue developing the app even after the hackathon.

What we learned

We know gradle building now. We learned how to pair program so that one person types while other corrects him/her if they see any bug. the "bug catcher" testing the code written by the partner consistently.

I worked on critical part. Started with creating front end in which i wasn't experienced and had to adjust Version control skills using terrible software called sourcetree.
Then connecting app with Google directions and distance API and handling bugs.

I worked on merging part which wasn't that difficult.

Most difficult part was for me to design UI. Because I was completely new to android programming.

Things I am proud of, I was so afraid about Android programming, which has changed. Plus working on critical section and making things work on the spot was very fascinating for me.
And I'm so proud that we had newbie developer, Katie. Her diligence, hard work, enthusiasm and communication skills was highlight for me.